A new partnership agreement inked between NTUC Membership (MED) and the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) aims to provide PMEs with more benefits.
Members from NTUC and SIM stand to benefit from these the two-way privileges.
The agreement will also allow over 1,000 SIM Ordinary members to enjoy dual membership at SIM and MED and the privileges under the U Associate Programme.
Under the partnership signed on 4 June 2012, NTUC members, including SIM U Associate members, can now save up to 40 per cent when they attend SIM’s membership and interest group events.
NTUC and SIM U Associate members can also enjoy up to $200 of training grant per member each year under UTAP (Union Training Assistance Programme) offered by NTUC when they attend selected membership and interest group events and professional development courses at SIM.
SIM currently organises more than 800 seminars, workshops and membership events annually for executive training, upgrading and networking.
SIM is the first private tertiary institution the Labour Movement is partnering under the U Associate Programme.
To date, it has partnered three other U Associate partners: Nanyang Technological University Alumni Club (NTU-AC); the Institute of Estate Agents (IEA); and the Singapore School Transport Association (SSTA).
Through these partnerships, the Labour Movement is able to extend its reach to a total of 5,500 PMEs (Professionals, Managers and Executives).
The partnership marked a new milestone between SIM and NTUC in a close collaboration between the two organisations over the past one year.
The SIM-NTUC Partnership Agreement was endorsed by MED Director Vivek Kumar and SIM Relationship and Events Management Director Tang Mei Sin.
NTUC Director (Legal Services & PMEs) and MP for Nee Soon GRC Patrick Tay was present as the Guest-of-Honour.
Mr Tay recalled in his address that in his recent work trip to the United Kingdom he witnessed the UK’s PME unions working closely with professional bodies and associations to jointly advance the interests and serve the needs of their members.
It is similar to the Labour Movement’s strategy of working with professional associations such as NTU-AC, IEA and SIM.
This close association and alliance will provide a more collective voice and strength for these professional groups and bodies whose members comprise mainly PMEs in the long run, added Mr Tay.
